The line from The Dark Knight, "'You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" probably makes sense to former HBGary Federal CEO, Aaron Barr now. At least according to Twitter, @aaronbarr is similar to a few Anonymous accounts: Previous coverage of this story: Stephen Colbert’s Take On The Anonymous-HBGary-WikiLeaks Story Must Read: The … [Read more...]
Stephen Colbert’s Take On The Anonymous-HBGary-WikiLeaks Story
You can see a good synopsis from Stephen Colbert of the HBGary Federal screw-up that rings with truthiness. Update: HBGary Federal CEO Aaron Barr, the center of this circus, has announced he is stepping down. … [Read more...]
Service Packs For Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Available
I miss Windows XP SP2 and SP3, those service packs were real game changers. Heck, wifi was barely usable pre-SP2. Since then (in my old man voice), these service packs have been nothing more than update roll-ups. Don't look for that trend to change with Windows 7 SP1 today though Server 2008 R2 is receiving a little more significant of an update. You can review the … [Read more...]
Goodbye Netflix, Hello Amazon! Instant Streaming Launches For Amazon Prime
Today, Amazon has announced it has launched unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming for 5,000 movies and TV shows as an additional benefit to Amazon Prime. At $79/year, not only does it undercut Netflix's Instant-only plan in cost but it also adds the benefit of free two-day shipping to your Prime-enabled Amazon orders. With Redbox also planning to enter the market of … [Read more...]
Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Coming Soon
I worked with Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 in an HP MultiSeat setup a little less than a year ago and I was excited to learn today that a new version of the Windows MultiPoint Server would be coming out shortly with new features. Over on the Windows Team Blog, they posted an update that shows some upcoming features correcting many of my previous complaints. For a quick run … [Read more...]